A floating calorie budget!

DJackson230
DJackson230 Posts: 306
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
I know MFP gives you a nice calorie budget to work with but lately i have been trying something different...
Ok, here goes...
I decided to customize my own budget and make it 1,000 calories per day... which i know is not enough calories, but I add my exercise calories to it each day and it becomes a floating budget... On the days that i want to eat more, i exercise more so i will have a bigger budget.... So the premise is, you have to earn what you eat by burning the calories...

this morning i burned 807 calories, so my budget for today is 1,807 calories... I have only done this for two days, but it really has made me more aware of my food choices and gave me a muched needed attitude adjustment after being on MFP for over 420 straight days...

I can always adjust my calorie budget when i drop a little more weight (Im'm in maintenance mode)

het just wanted to share, it may not be good for you, but it makes this thing sort of a game for me... Holla

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  • ratkaj
    ratkaj Posts: 166 Member
    To each their own but according to MFP you should be eating 1200 and your exercise calories too... but you can make your own decisions. Best wishes
  • james3302
    james3302 Posts: 119
    sounds like what your doing is figuring up your total calories for the week and then adjusting each day. For example. If you are to each 1,500 calories a day then you eat 10,500 calories a week. If you have 2,500 calories on the 1st day of the week then you can only eat 1,333 calories on each day after that until you reach the new week.
  • missbeezy
    missbeezy Posts: 198
    That's actually a good way to think about it. That's something I thought about trying but I was unsure of the accuracy of my calorie burns. I hope it works fantastic for you!!!!
  • jdg1mfp
    jdg1mfp Posts: 103
    Your strategy is sound but the 1000 calories seems kinda low.
    Also remember you are what you eat so just eating whatever is never a good idea.
    I'm talking form experience because I still have my weaknesses (Beer and Fries).
  • Martha_VH
    Martha_VH Posts: 386 Member
    Wow, thats a really good way to look at it though. I'm sure after do this for over a year you might get a little bored. But your weight loss is really impressive. I'm inspired and this will give me new ideas when I start getting bored.
  • Robin66
    Robin66 Posts: 103
    That's a great idea, kind of like a bank account, you can only spend what you deposit. Go for Don!
  • KeriD
    KeriD Posts: 324
    I think you are a creative genius! Changing things up in your diet and exercise is key!
  • DJackson230
    DJackson230 Posts: 306
    That's a great idea, kind of like a bank account, you can only spend what you deposit. Go for Don!

    Thanks my good friend
  • DJackson230
    DJackson230 Posts: 306
    I think you are a creative genius! Changing things up in your diet and exercise is key!

    thanks my good friend
  • DJackson230
    DJackson230 Posts: 306
    Wow, thats a really good way to look at it though. I'm sure after do this for over a year you might get a little bored. But your weight loss is really impressive. I'm inspired and this will give me new ideas when I start getting bored.

    I appreciate ya
  • goldspaula
    goldspaula Posts: 161
    Back in the day, my doctor put me on 1000 calories a day and I lost 45 pounds in 3 months! I was exercising like crazy too. But that was before they invented starvation mode! ;-)
  • DJackson230
    DJackson230 Posts: 306
    I think this new way of looking at this has got me remotivated... I will use it when my weight creeps up and I need to drop 5 or so lbs... always looking for little ways to improve...
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